Monroe, Connecticut, police spokesperson Lt. Mark White says the Sandy Hook students were excited to see friends, and return back to school. (NBC News)
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Arm-in-arm with Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-Ill., Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., makes a dramatic return to Capitol Hill after suffering a stroke, cheered on by his peers as he walks up the steps of the Capitol building. (NBC News)
Surveillance video shows three men backing a truck into a Texas food mart and picking up an ATM that was bolted to the ground before driving off. (NBC News)
The families of the 12 people killed in the shooting at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater were "appalled" to receive emails inviting them to the theater's reopening, saying the company that owns the theater never reached out before and only want them there as a "public relations ploy." NBC's Diana Alvear reports. (TODAY)
Belgians pride themselves on their fries, served with mayonnaise, so they gathered up historians and gastronomists to determine who really invented the treat. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports on their findings. (TODAY)
According to the Centers for Disease Control, flu season is here early in all 50 states, and it could be very serious. Dr. Nancy Snyderman explains the spike and says it is still not too late to get a flu shot. (TODAY)
Police in Cartersville, Ga., say surveillance video outside a Walmart shows local school board member Angela Cornett running her car into a teen girl who was standing in a parking spot to save it. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports. (TODAY)
In 2009, William Morotta donated sperm, free of charge, to a lesbian couple. Though Morotta signed a contract giving up financial responsibility for the child, the state of Kansas is now suing him for support after one of the mothers applied for financial assistance. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports. (TODAY)
Justin Bieber says the death of a photographer who was shadowing his Ferrari should spur new protection laws. An SUV struck the 29-year-old paparazzo after he crossed a busy highway to get closer to the pop star's vehicle. E! News correspondent Jason Kennedy has the details. (TODAY)
Police are hunting for four men who stole from the Apple flagship store in Paris. NBC's Kate Snow reports. (Nightly News)
